A week of celebrations with good eats and drinks
Ease into the weekend and May with our picks for what’s happening around Hampton Roads.
Sips, sights and sounds
In celebration of Historic Garden Week, Suffolk Farmers’ Market is hosting a tea tasting and spring plant sale on April 30. Sip some tea. Take in the beautiful sights of flowers. Listen to the sounds of live music. Afterward, spend the afternoon napping.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Suffolk Visitor Center Pavilion, 524 N. Main St. Tea, plants, seedlings and other goodies are available for purchase. Visit suffolkvafarmersmarket. com for details.
Diversity among vegans
The Mini Hampton Roads VegFest will be celebrating cultural diversity among vegan foods on May 2. It brings together some of the community’s favorite vendors for an evening of fun. Interactive family activities, live art, dance performances and much more. Get ready.
This free event runs from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, 2200 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach. For details, visit the Facebook event page, tinyurl.com/vegfest22.
Seafood lovers, rejoice
The first Saturday in May is reserved for the annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival. It features most everything imaginable — littleneck clams, single fried oysters, shrimp cocktail, clam chowder, hush puppies. All you can eat. Aw, shucks!
The event is May 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tom’s Cove Park, 8128 Beebe Road. Tickets: $55 per person (free for children under
5). Visit chincoteaguechamber. com for details.
Did someone say tacos?
Yes! The Virginia Beach Taco Festival is back at The Shack on May 7 and 8. Select tacos from more than 10 restaurants and food trucks in the area. Pair them with a margarita or tequila. Then watch the taco and hot chile eating contest. It’s going to be a hot one.
Two sessions will be open — noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.
— at 712 Atlantic Ave. Tickets start at $9.99. Children 10 and under get in free. Visit virginiabeachtacofest.com for details.
Other events to explore
Kings Grant Farmers Market: 4 to 7 p.m. May 5. Continues through Sept. 15 on the first and third Thursday of each month. 873 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach. Free to attend. kingsgrantfarmersmarket.com
Olde Towne Spring Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7. Middle Street Mall, 221 High St., Portsmouth. Free to attend. tinyurl.com/ OTmarket
Fiesta de Mayo: a Cinco de Mayo party for people 21 and older. 7 p.m. May 7. Waterside District, 333 Waterside Drive, Norfolk. Tickets start at $10. watersidedistrict.com
Rekaya Gibson, rekaya.gibson@ virginiamedia.com